Dawit
Dawit is Amharic name for King David of Israel
- Reference Amharic Bible Ruth 4:22
- Dawit I, nəgusä nägäst, of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty
- Dawit II, Emperor Anbasa Segad, birth name Lebna Dengel, nəgusä nägäst of Ethiopia
- Dawit III, Dawit the Singer, nəgusä nägäst, of Ethiopia and a member of the Solomonic dynasty
- Dawit Amanuel, the main translator of the New Testament in the Tigre language, published in 1902
- Bruck Dawit, Ethiopian-American audio engineer and music producer
- Dawit Isaak, Swedish-Eritrean playwright, journalist and writer
- Dawit Kebede, Ethiopian print media journalist, winner of the 2010 CPJ International Press Freedom Award
- Prince Joel Dawit Makonnen, Ethiopian prince
- Dawit Mebratu, Ethiopian football midfielder
- Dawit Wolde, Ethiopian middle-distance runner who specialises in the 1500 metres
- Dawit Yifru, Ethiopian keyboardist and music arranger